DAAD and Ministry of Education integration package for refugees

Education is of central importance to the integration of refugees. More than half of the refugees currently arriving in Germany are under 25 years of age. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will support those refugees who are willing to study and possess necessary qualifications. The ministry has made approximately EUR 1 million available during the next four years for the integration of refugees into the German higher education system, with EUR 27 million already available in 2016. More...